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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1901
Page
6
Candidates in the council race respond to a proposed ordinance requiring railroads to keep flagmen at all crossings. Cooper and Holliday decline to commit, Wahl and Wynne express support, Curran avoids a stance. Wynne, a Republican in ward 7, advocates for measures aiding the public. Curran is employed by Monon.
In Buffalo on September 16 the grand jury prepared to indict Leon Czolgosz for President McKinley’s assassination. Witnesses including Dr. Herman Mynter and Dr. H R Gaylord testified to accelerate the process before County Judge Emery. The trial is set to begin September 23 with Secret service Detective Gallagher among the first observers.
Chicago on September 16 reports that Dr Saylin of Buffalo faces no pressed conspiracy to murder the president charge as prosecutors lack evidence. Chief ONeill messages Buffalo officials indicating more evidence is needed. without it the anarchists under arrest are expected to be released by Tuesday.
Eli Torrance learns Col Boynton telegram that Grand Army leaders receive post of honor at the state funeral Tuesday and will precede the hearse. Torrance, leaving for Washington, calls the choice proper and fitting for the dead soldier-president.
Temple ton Crocker 13 son of the late Col. Fred Crocker and heir to 5 million dollars was badly hurt Sunday when thrown from a dog cart he struck a telegraph pole and both legs were broken above the knee.
An advertisement extols Alma-Bromo Salt drawn from a deep Alma Michigan well. It claims salt water purification and preservation benefits, aiding digestion and cleansing the stomach and bowels, with soothing nerve effects and gentle action without cramps or irritation.
Richmond Indiana Sept 16. Uncle George Chambers a 90 year old Eaton resident became a recluse after a youth love affair. Miss Stanza jilts him and dies in the west. He shuns women, collects canceled stamps now over 125000, and yearly gives $4 worth of candy to Preble county orphans. Each evening he ends with a scant supper and retires at five.
President Theodore Roosevelt telegrammed from the White House Farmington Conn says he will not occupy the White House for the present. He will take a temporary residence at the Cowles mansion on I Street in Washington.
The sovereign grand lodge met in secret at the state house from 11 45 a m to 1 45 p m Monday. Indiana grand lodge gathered at Grand Lodge Hall at 2 p m with a 3 p m conference of officers. A public reception is planned at the Hotel English in the evening by the grand sire.
Across Iroquois periodicals strong tributes note William McKinley’s modest, duty minded life and public service. Editors reflect on the nation’s loss, portray him as a beloved figure and a personal friend to ordinary Americans. The consensus is sorrowful reverence for a leader and man.
Mattie Young, 22, colored, was fined $1 for drunkenness in police court on Monday. She has not been in the work house for more than a year, and the matron at police headquarters notes it is uncommon for her. She began to straighten up last December after prior relapses and frequent tussles with officers.
In Logansport Indiana on September 16 a Panhandle south bound passenger train collided with a freight at Ridley main track. Eight freight cars and a baggage car derailed an engine demolished and traffic delayed nine hours. No one was seriously hurt.
In Youngstown and nearby towns five thousand workers for the American steel hoop company returned to their regular posts after the strike. All veterans resumed their former tasks at the usual hour as of Monday.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles J J Hill president of the Great Northern railroad and Senator Clark of Montana rush to attend the president's funeral as reported from St Paul Minnesota on September 17.
The Columbia club will dispatch a committee to Canton for a funeral. John B. Cockrum, attorney for the L. E. & W., offers use of his private car. Claud Braxton, 22, colored, faces police court on Sept. 18 for beating his mother over her refusal to associate with an immoral woman. The police say he took Annie Jacobs known as Dago Annie and that his mother…
The late summer rains boosted corn but not potatoes. County assessors report Indiana’s potato yield near 24 bushels per acre across 21 counties, far below the 150 to 200 bushels expected. State statistician Johnson calls the corn estimates too high and signals a historically small potato crop in 50 years.
Chicago plans a civic and military funeral response with mass meetings in the Auditorium and Coliseum. Alderman Alling says the display should prove municipal resolve against anarchy while guns are reversed to defend law and order. Memorial services and school events are scheduled with large public participation and a massive procession expected.
A waterspout swept from the Atlantic into Jamaica Bay and broke over a Long Island railroad trestle Sunday evening. The train windows shattered and passengers were drenched, but no injuries were reported after the panic.
The schooner Ellen drifted abandoned in mid lake after a Sunday gale. The steamer Nyack arrived Monday with the Ellen crew, who had taken to a small boat when they were forced to abandon ship.
Indianapolis testimonial from William H. Walters 1312 English Ave. credits Doan's Kidney Pills with easing twelve years of kidney trouble and back pains after two boxes. He notes not a cure for paralysis but effective kidney relief. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
A veteran veterinarian recalls treating a notorious Indianapolis stallion with colic. By guiding the process with calm talk and apples, he avoided restraints. the horse, recognizing kindness, allowed shoeing on three feet while resisting the last, proving animals respond to humane handling.
A special fast train departs Indianapolis Union Station at 7 00 a m and travels without stops to its destination. In return service the train leaves Cincinnati at 7 00 p m.
A special train leaves Indianapolis at 7 30 a m for Terre Haute for the Saengerfest celebration. Return service departs Terre Haute at 9 00 p m. Tickets priced at one dollar for the round trip.
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